Third Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke Woidke III | |
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 9th Cabinet of Brandenburg | |
| 20 November 2019 – 11 December 2024 | |
 Dietmar Woidke at theSPD federal party conference in March 2017 | |
| Date formed | 20 November 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 11 December 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Dietmar Woidke |
| Deputy Minister-President | Michael Stübgen Ursula Nonnemacher |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Status in legislature | Majority (Coalition) |
| Opposition parties | Alternative for Germany The Left BVB/Free Voters |
| History | |
| Election | 2019 Brandenburg state election |
| Legislature term | 7thLandtag of Brandenburg |
| Predecessor | Second Woidke cabinet |
| Successor | Fourth Woidke cabinet |
TheThird Woidke cabinet was the state government ofBrandenburg from 2019 to 2024. It was sworn in on 20 November 2019 afterDietmar Woidke was elected asMinister-President of Brandenburg by the members of theLandtag of Brandenburg. It was the 9th Cabinet of Brandenburg.
It was formed after the2019 Brandenburg state election by theSocial Democratic Party (SPD),Christian Democratic Union (CDU), andAlliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised ten ministers. Five were members of the SPD, three were members of the CDU, and two were members of the Greens.
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD andThe Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD.
The election took place on 1 September 2019, and resulted in significant losses for both governing parties. The opposition CDU also suffered losses, while theAfD became the second largest party and theBVB/FW narrowly passed the 5% threshold.
Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. Two new coalitions were considered: ared-red-green coalition of the SPD, Left, and Greens, and aKenya coalition of the SPD, CDU, and Greens. Of these, the former was considered more likely as it would represent a less radical departure from the outgoing government. Likewise, the Left and Greens shared a greater policy overlap with the SPD compared to the CDU. On the other hand, the Kenya coalition would have a safer majority of 50 seats compared to 45 for the red-red-green coalition, which held only a one-seat majority.[1]
On 19 September, Minister-President Woidke announced that the SPD would seek coalition negotiations with the CDU and Greens.[2] Discussions began on 23 September, and the three parties presented their coalition agreement on 24 October.[3][4] It was subsequently approved by the SPD party congress with 113 votes in favour, no votes against and one abstention on 15 November.[5] The CDU carried out an advisory survey of party members, who voted 85.7% in support. The agreement was subsequently approved by the party congress on 16 November.[6] The Greens held a membership ballot to review the pact, the results of which were announced on 18 November; with a turnout of 59%, it received 90.8% approval.[7]
Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 20 November, winning 47 votes out of 87 cast.[8]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President |  | Dietmar Woidke born (1961-10-22)22 October 1961 (age 64) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President Minister for Interior and Communities |  | Michael Stübgen born (1959-10-17)17 October 1959 (age 66) | CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Second Deputy Minister-President Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection |  | Ursula Nonnemacher [de] born (1957-06-29)29 June 1957 (age 68) | GRÜNE | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice |  | Susanne Hoffmann [de] born (1960-02-02)2 February 1960 (age 65) | CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Finance and Europe | Katrin Lange born (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 (age 53) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning | Guido Beermann [de] born (1965-12-04)4 December 1965 (age 59) | CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Economics, Labour and Energy |  | Jörg Steinbach [de] born (1956-05-28)28 May 1956 (age 69) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport |  | Britta Ernst born (1961-02-23)23 February 1961 (age 64) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection |  | Axel Vogel [de] born (1956-06-03)3 June 1956 (age 69) | GRÜNE | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Science, Research and Culture | Manja Schüle born (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 (age 49) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Head of the State Chancellery | Kathrin Schneider born (1962-09-30)30 September 1962 (age 63) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | |||